Love & Other Side Effects by Deidra Duncan #bookreview @harlequinbooks

Overview

Friendship like this should come with a warning label…
Asher Foley is an imposter—at least, that’s how it feels. The letters “MD” after his name should mean he’s confident, respected, put-together. Instead, he still feels like the class clown pretending to be a grown-up doctor.

Jocelyn Maddox is a paradox—warm, fearless, but utterly closed off. She’s lost too much already—family, love, home—and she’s not about to gamble her heart again. As an anesthesiologist, she’ll fix everyone else’s pain and refuses to feel her own. It makes Asher, her flirty best friend-slash-work husband, perfectly safe. Right?

When a surgical complication forces Asher to drop the mask and show her the man underneath, Jocelyn sees more than the jokes and easy smiles. She sees him. And suddenly, the walls she’s built to survive begin to crack—one look, one laugh, one heartbeat at a time.

Review

You can smell this plot from a mile away! Friends to lovers!

Asher is a very good physician, but honestly, he feels like he is faking it. Enter Joycelyn! As an anesthesiologist, she’ll fix everyone else’s pain and refuses to feel her own. It makes Asher, her flirty best friend-slash-work husband, perfectly safe. Right?

I enjoyed these two characters. However, Asher’s insecurities just didn’t fit his character or his job! Then there is Joycelyn. In my opinion, she toyed way too much with Asher. I wanted to slap her. And he just kept coming back for more…insert eye roll.

I know it sounds like I did not like this book, but I did. The characters are cute, along with the setting of the hospital, it is all in my wheelhouse. I just wanted more.

This is narrated by Christine Lakin and Eric Yang. They did a good job keeping this story moving!

Need a quick romance for a road trip…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

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